Rating: G
Genre:
Romance
Release Date: 01/22/2002
SubTitles: English
Dubbed: English
Sound: DDS
Run Time: 125 Minutes
Flags: Suitable for Children
Distributor/Studio: Miramax
Jacques Demy directed this frothy tribute to the Hollywood musicals of the 1940s, a follow-up to his earlier success
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964). Twin sisters Delphine and Solange (played by real-life sisters
Catherine Deneuve and
Françoise Dorleac) live in the small coastal town of Rochefort, where they run a school teaching dancing and music. Both feel frustrated in Rochefort, and they dream of travelling to Paris, where they believe romance and opportunity awaits them. Meanwhile, their single mother, Yvonne (
Danielle Darrieux), who runs a cafe in town, pines for her lost love, Simon (
Michel Piccoli). One day, one of Yvonne's regular customers, a sailor with an artistic bent named Maxence (
Jacques Perrin), shows her a painting of the imaginary girl of his dreams, and she looks just like Delphine, whom he's never met. Meanwhile, Simon has returned to Rochefort, bringing with him a close friend, American pianist Andy Miller (
Gene Kelly); Simon has made friends with Solange and introduces her to Andy, who immediately falls in love with her. Sadly,
Les Demoiselles de Rochefort was
Françoise Dorleac's last film; she died in an auto accident shortly after completing the picture.
~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
;)
